Kīlauea Iki
Kīlauea Iki is a cliff in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 1,068 m. 2022 active eruption fissure stands 3,594 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kīlauea Iki: 0.1 mi
- Puʻu Puaʻi: 0.3 mi
- Luamanu Crater: 1.1 mi
- Keanakākoʻi Crater: 1.4 mi
- Puhimau Crater: 1.4 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 0.6 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 0.7 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 0.7 mi
- Lua Manu Crater: 1.1 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 1.3 mi
- Kurtistown Park: 17.4 mi
- Kaimū Black Sand Beach: 18.7 mi
- Waiakea Uka Park: 19.7 mi
- Shipman Park: 19.7 mi
- Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex: 20.2 mi
- Thurston Lava Tube (Nāhuku): 0.7 mi
- July 1974 Lava Flow: 1.0 mi
- Ha'akulamanu - Sulphur Banks: 1.5 mi
- Steaming Bluffs: 1.7 mi
- Steam Vents: 1.8 mi
- Middle Flume Spring: 15.8 mi
- Waiākea-Uka Springs: 17.2 mi
- Waterhole Spring: 19.8 mi
- ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 20.1 mi
- ʻAlili Spring: 21.8 mi
- Poakana Falls: 20.5 mi
- Wailoa Falls: 21.0 mi
- Kauwehu Falls: 21.4 mi
- Waiʻale Falls: 22.0 mi
- Lower Waiʻale Falls: 22.0 mi
- Papa John Lacho Coltes: 23.7 mi
- King Kamehameha Statue: 23.8 mi
- Naha Stone: 23.8 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 23.9 mi
- Tsunami Memorial: 23.9 mi
- Lyman House Memorial Museum: 23.6 mi
- Hawaii Japanese Center: 23.7 mi
- Lyman Museum: 23.7 mi
- East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center: 23.9 mi
- Wailoa Center: 23.9 mi
- Halapē Beach: 9.9 mi
- Kehena Beach: 20.9 mi
- Ha'ena Beach: 23.5 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 22.4 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 22.7 mi
- Hilo Nursery Arboretum: 23.2 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 3.8 mi
- Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Kīlauea Iki. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 active eruption fissure | WNW 290° | 3,593.6 m | 19.8 mi |
| Dewey Cone | WNW 293° | 3,477.1 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pukauahi | WNW 295° | 3,368 m | 18.2 mi |
| Puʻuʻeleʻele | W 277° | 3,208 m | 17.7 mi |
| Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill) | WNW 300° | 3,072 m | 16.2 mi |
| Puʻuwahi | WNW 301° | 3,026 m | 16.0 mi |
| Puʻukupanaha | NW 304° | 2,928.96 m | 16.4 mi |
| Puʻuhaʻa | NW 304° | 2,816 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 18:04 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:49 | 18:18 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 17:16 | 17:49 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 60 |
| Precip in | 8.8 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 10.6 | 11.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawaii VOL NP HQ 54, 1 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Apr and May; busiest: Dec.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/268080573
Day trips start here
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 3 mi
- Big Island · 20 mi
- Hilo · 24 mi
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